06 Mar
RedHat/Fedora SSL keys – removing password
Every year I have to remember how to generate new SSL keys and remove the password.
Generate keys:
[root@sergeant conf]# cd /etc/httpd/conf
[root@sergeant conf]# make server.crt
umask 77 ; \
/usr/bin/openssl genrsa -des3 1024 > server.key
Generating RSA private key, 1024 bit long modulus
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e is 65537 (0×10001)
Enter pass phrase:
Verifying – Enter pass phrase:
umask 77 ; \
/usr/bin/openssl req -new -key server.key -x509 [...]